Board discusses continuous glucose monitoring, agrees 504 teams should handle individual accommodations

Board members discussed requests from families for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) accommodations during Thursday’s work session and reiterated that individualized medical accommodations are handled through the district’s 504 process.

Trustees described prior presentations to the board and said the district's nurses and 504 teams already manage many diabetes accommodations. "I think this is one of those instances where I have to separate my roles … the 504 team … it's an individual based on need," Board Member Mandy Colville said.

Trustees and staff agreed on key points: a medical practitioner must document that a specific accommodation (such as continuous remote monitoring) is medically necessary for the student; the 504 team then reviews and implements appropriate accommodations; and parents should have direct contact paths to the school nurse and the home school to enable quick responses when a student’s device indicates a problem.

"If the team agrees that it should go in the 504, then it would be ..." a board member said, summarizing the process. Several trustees asked administration to follow up with parents and to ensure school nurses' contact information is available; staff confirmed there are existing accommodations for diabetic students and that the district's nurses and teams handle them on an individual basis.

Board members also asked for staff to revisit the earlier presentations and to summarize current district procedures and liability protections for school nurses; trustees said they would consider whether any additional district-level guidance was needed after the 504‑team process and further consultation with counsel and nursing staff.

No policy change was adopted at the work session; trustees left the matter to the 504 process and directed staff to follow up with families as needed.